Microsoft Windows GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Publish date: July 21, 2015
  Severity: CRITICAL
  CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-1083,MS08-021
  Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015

  DESCRIPTION

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CreateDIBPatternBrushPt function in GDI in Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2, Vista, and Server 2008 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an EMF or WMF image file with a malformed header that triggers an integer overflow, aka "GDI Heap Overflow Vulnerability."

  TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION

Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.

  SOLUTION

  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1002377
  Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002377 - Microsoft Windows GDI Multiply By Zero Code Execution

  AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION

  • microsoft windows-nt 2008
  • microsoft windows-nt vista
  • microsoft windows-nt xp
  • microsoft windows_2000
  • microsoft windows_2003_server
  • microsoft windows_vista
  • microsoft windows_xp

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